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‘It means everything’: How Melbourne scientists are fighting to save Poppy’s sight

Researchers say the treatment fixes the RNA defect that causes Usher syndrome and could enter clinical trials within three years.

Diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, five-year-old Poppy Stevens faces progressive vision loss. Now, Melbourne scientists are pioneering a gene-editing treatment to save her sight.

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‘It means everything’: How Melbourne scientists are fighting to save Poppy’s sight

Diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, five-year-old Poppy Stevens faces progressive vision loss. Now, Melbourne scientists are pioneering a gene-editing treatment to save her sight.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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